Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in Outer London

The Book Shop
Hampton Railway Station
Ashley Road
HAMPTON Richmond Upon Thames TW12 2HU
tel: 8979 2463 map
A fundraising bookshop which has sold donated books in support of local charities, for over thirty years.
One of the very first charity bookshops I started visiting about thirty years ago. Lots of friendly helpful staff looking after a stock of reasonably priced books. I usually find at least one book of interest every visit - John Bacon 06.10.08.

Croydon Bookshop
304 Carshalton Road
CARSHALTON Surrey SM5 3QB
tel: 020 8643 6857 map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.30.
Large general secondhand stock.
    Large Bookshop but stock never seems to change. - John F Bacon.
    Have found treasures here in the past. Never leave without having brought something. - Chris Harte 14.04.09.
    Stock never seems to change despite holding regular half price sales. Have found treasures here in the past but not these days. - John Bacon 15.10.09.

Eastcote Bookshop
156 -160 Field End Road
EASTCOTE  Middlesex HA5 1RH
tel: 020 8866 9888 map
Open: Tuesday & Thursday 12.00 - 4.00, Friady 10.30 - 4.00 & Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
A good general stock of about 50,000 secondhand books.
    A friendly welcome when I arrived was the start of a lovely visit. The owner was as helpful as any I have known. He went out of his way to find titles for me and at the end we had a gossipy chat about dealers and the book trade. His military holdings were very good and his mid-wars cricket ephemera was of some quality. There was much more. A visit is highly recommended. - Chris Harte 27.06.09.
    Everything a secondhand bookshop should be, amiable and welcoming proprietor who understands customer service and knows his trade, interesting stock with dross weeded out, decently organised. Slight aroma of vanilla over the underlying mustiness. Prices are a little steep but stuff here difficult to find elsewhere, but if you spend 20 pounds plus there is a 25% discount (not sure if that always applies). Worth a short detour. - Richard S. 04.12.09.
    Now reduced in size to two rooms from three so less fiction but still a good standard, especially in poetry and one of my specialist interests the King Penguin series. - Herne 24.02.10.

Falconwood Transport & Military Bookshop
5 Falconwood Parade The Green
WELLING Kent DA16 2PL
Tel: 020 8303 8291 map
Open: Thursday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
I was rather taken on entering this shop to find every piece of the extensive shelf space completely full. All books were categorised and the quality of the holdings was most impressive. Obviously every collector of these specialised subjects should have visited by now but there could always be something around for the general buyer. - Chris Harte 09.02.10.

Anthony C Hall
30 Staines Road
TWICKENHAM Middlesex TW2 5AH
tel: 020 8898 2638 map
Open: Monday - Frirday 9.00 - 5.00 Closed Wednesday.
Russia, Eastern Europe and general stock.

W & A Houben
2 Church Court
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES Surrey TW9 1JL
tel: 020 8940 1055 map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
Secondhand & new books.
The last of the many second bookshops in the Richmond/Kingston area open on a Saturday. A really good selection of high quality books at reasonable prices to be found in the cellar underneath the large number of new books in the main part of the shop. - John Bacon 15.10.09.

The Old Bookshop
36 Gordon Road
ENFIELD Middlesex EN2 0PZ
tel: 020 8366 0722 or 020 8367 1661 fax: 020 8372 1035
e-mail website map
Open: most weekdays 10.30 - 4.00 but please phone first.
We specialise in second-hand, out of print and new books on Costume and Fashion-related subjects. The shop contains around 25,000 books and magazines on these subjects, and the online database is continually updated.

Osterley Bookshop
168a, Thornbury Road
ISLEWORTH Middlesex TW7 4QE
tel: 020 8560 6206 map
Open: 7 days 9.30 - 5.00.
General secondhand books.
Nothing to get excited about. Routine stock with no antiquarian holdings. - Chris Harte 27.06.09.

Oxfam Bookshop
Old London Road
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES Surrey KT2 6QF
tel: 020 8 5493559 map

Second Hand Bookstall
Enfield Market Church Street
ENFIELD Middlesex EN2 6AA
tel: No phone map
Open: Thursday & Friday 8.30 - 3.30, Saturday 8.30 - 4.00.
General stock of fiction & non-fiction very competitively priced.
No phone number as it is a market stall run by two ladies. Very cheap, now Dave Clark up the road has packed up must be about the cheapest place to buy books in London I would guess. - Steve Newman 09.04.09.

Two Jays Bookshop
119 High Street
EDGWARE Middlesex HA8 7DB
tel: 020 8952 1349 map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
As happens so often in the suburbs a knowledgable dealer makes a visit so worthwhile. The lady in charge knew exactly what I wanted after the briefest of explanations and found a number of titles for me beneath all of the clutter. Very strong on old Dickens publications and good stock of post-war Penguins. An enjoyable time but, oh dear, the narrow passages for someone of my girth! - Chris Harte 27.06.09.

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